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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-17

There is somthing the matter with
the GuIfStream according to the report
Of the steamship Ardanach, which ar
rived at New York Thursday last from
progreso, Mexico. The steamer left
Progreso Nov. 81, and Dec. 1 struck
Gulf Stream near the BENIN Islands
The charts here guaranteed current
of four knots an hour. The stream,
however, failed TO work as its sponsor,
the chart had promised that it would.
Instead of doing four miles an hour
its jog was so slow, Says the New York
Times, as to be scarcely perceptible.
Capt. MacPherson was greatly disap-
pointed at this, for he had counted on
the streams saving him some coal. The
steamer kept in the Gulf Stream until
after passing through the Straits OF
Florida, but the current did not i'm.
prove. Although the vessel again en-
tered the Gulf Stream, and kept along
it while going up the coast, it did MOI
increase its speed.-Picayune.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-17
Gone Up Fifty Per Cent.


Some time in 1884 Mr.. p T. Barnum
announced that il Cleveland was cleo
ted he woald offer his Bridgeport
property for sale at fifty cents on the
dollar. The other day he wrote let
ter to Dan Lamont saying:
al suppose you saw something in
the papers before the election of 1894
about my having said that | owned
fifty houses in Bridgeport, and that If
Mr.. Cleveland was elected ] would sell
them for one-half of what l then val
ue1 them, that being my estimate OF
the depreciation of property likely to
result from Democratic administers
tion. Well, I'm Snowman, and i
doesn't make much difference what
they say about me 80 long as they keep
talking. Perhaps did say something
of That sort, but sou tell Cleveland
have gone up en- the price 4 'he4t
houses iiits per cent.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-17
The DeceItful Kangaroo.
ILondon Globe.l

Lamb-ike as is the appearance of
the kangaroo, tender and soft as are
his eyes; he is by no means as gentle
and tender as he looks. Like "the
heather Chiuee,r his countenance be-
lies him, and there are few more excit-
ing, and, withal, dangerous spor,s than
kangaroo shooting. To the hunter,
seeking for some new sensation, a visit
to the wilds of Australia in search of
kangaroos eau be recommended. 1t
requires fleet horse to run an old one
down If he gets a fair chance to show
tail, and strong, well-tfained dogs to
tackle him when brought to bay. In
side his soft, dewy lips are strong, for
midablc teeth, which can bite severely.
His forepaws, as weak as they seem,
can lift dog high in the air and crush
him TO death; while, when lying down,
his fsyorite fighting attitude, he can
kick with his powerful hind legs in a
manner that rapidly clears circle
around him. and woe betide the man
or dog that comes within reach ot
those hugo claws, which can make q
fcsh wound deep enough to main the
one or kill the other. OF course, we
speak of the great kangaroo, the
boomer, or old man of the colonists
As a matter of fact there are some
thirty different kinds of kangaroos in
habiting all parts of Australia. The.
vary in size.from the tiny hare kange'
roo of South Australia to several gianl
species, some of which stand nearly siz
feet high.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-17
Canning Factories.

Judsonia, Arkansas, has successful
canning factory, and the people are
very much gratitied, as it has given a
new impetus to fruit and vegetable
growing. We also note the gratifying
fact that North Carolina has been sue
cessful with her canning factories, and
VIC hope that other Southern states
wiz now try the experiment. Maine
is oetti,ng a pile Of money from the
south for her farmers through her nu.
merous canning factories.
The Industrial Journal, of Bangor
Me-. SAYS: "The season just closed ha'
been great one for corn factories ii
Maine. and many additional communi
ties are now agitating the matter 0
establishing these useful industries
More than 2O,OO0,0OO cans Of swee
corn have been picked the past seasol
by the eighty factories in the state
10000 acres having been planted Z
supply them. This industry Is o mos
important branch Of Maine agricnltur
and from The present outlook II y eaI
able Of being greatly extended. Z.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-17
Omnibus Ticket Office.
IArkansas CITY Journal.l

That alleged ticket office, express
Office, waiting-room and baggage-room
which Jay Gould has down below the
elevator for the convenience (9 of the
travelling public, was pretty well
a,o vded on Monday morning just be-
soro tbo Monticello train went out
The waiting. ~'om, belt known is ska
,hont ono'tbird 9f this space was fill
ed with baggage. In 'ne o'iei WV
thirds of the room peop. =, ~
variety, dogs, bird cages, bund .
vaIises were packed indiscriminat, y
A journal reporter counted thirty
five immigrants who were going out
to Monticello. fifteen other passengers,
five tramps, three Irishmen, nine street
Arabs, seven employees Of the railroad
company, eleven loafers, thirteen dogs
seven bird cages, ten valfses, nineteen
packages, one amiably disposed baby
aud fourteen babies-on-the-warpath, a.
occupying the room at one time. Ad
ded to this II was pouring down rail-
and the stove-well there wasn't any
We do not want to appear meddle
some. but we would suggest to Nh
Gould. that he might add to the con
I venience Of the public and economic
at the same time by substituting q
umbre lla for this so-called ticket o.
| fire.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-17

Mr.. Little tells in Farm and Ranch
how to rid ones land Of johnson
grass:
My neighbor, whose land adjoins
mine on the east, in Dallas county,
Texas, had several johnson grass
meadows on his rich, black. waxy
lands. His children grew up, married
and wanted land to cultivate in cotton
and corn. l was appealed to as to how
and when to exterminate johnson
grass. As badly as | hated to see an
acre of this grass extirpated, | gave
the direction, and it proved to be a
complete success. So that for several
years that same land has produced fine
crops of cotton and corn undisturbed
by johnson grass. The directions are
as follows: Keep the grass grazed
close to the ground or cut for hay
close to the ground, the first half Of
the year. say up to the month of Au-
gust, and when the ground is dry-a
dry time-plow the roots up to the
sun, about six inches deep. Let the
roots dry, say two or three weeks, and
when very dry again cross plow, using
sharp plow each time. Don't cut and
cover, but turn and cut all roots and
ground. Let the land lay until De-
cember aud if any sprigs of grass come
up in the fall, plow them up to the
frost, and your land is in fine condi-
ton for auy sort of crop you may wish
to plant, end the grass is exterminated
johnson grass roots viii not sprout
below where the plows cuts them off
IL cut five or six inches below the sur
face. The habit of johnson grass
roots is to renew and die every year
Other auxiliary faces viii appear j,
future articles"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-17
IRON BRIDGES.
Good Reading for Our Board OF Su-
perYlSOFS.

We copy the following from the
Charleston (Tallahatchie county, News.
We commend it to our board of super
visort, suggesting that it investigate
the subject of iron bridges;
The iron bridges over North and
South Tillatoba creeks, have at last
been finished. and the trouble hereto
fore experienced in crossing these two
streams as was the case with the old
wooden riekety bridges, and under the
no bridge system great portion of
the time, is over for many year. The
structures which at the present proud
ly span these two treaeherous and dan
gerous creeks, viii be where they are
now, firm and strong, in a good state
of preservation, when not one who adj
vocated their construction, or aided
mechanically in it, lives, perhaps, to
remember them. They are luxuries,
useful and economical, and will afford
for years to come a safe crossing TO all
who may have occasion to use them,
and will result in keeping in the peck
cts Of the taxpayers of the county
within the next decade or two, thous-
ands of dollars that would have gone
into the county treasury to be paid
out for worthless wooden bridges, as
has been the case heretofore. A de-
scription of the iron bridges and their
cost is as follows, viz:
Extreme length of each, 2SO feet
Extreme length of iron span, 1S0 feet
Extreme length of each approach *
feet. Height of each truss, 50 feet
height of each tubular post, 26 feet
capacity, 1000 pounds to lineal foot
cost of both iron bridges, $5,56i; cos
of approaches complete, 5000. Tota
cost of both bridges aud approaches
S6,464.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-17
Adhesion TO a Purpose.
IN. O. Times.l

When Gen. Lee, the president of
the Mississippi Agricultural College at
Starkville, was asked the other day
why It is so successful he replied
ave have never lost sight of the pur-
pose for which we were founded. On
the contrary, we have always steadily
pursued it. Organized as an agricultur-
al college, we have always been one,
Everything we have done has been
done with an eye looking to the i'm
provement of the agricultural commu-
nifty. We have taught practical farm
ing. Our experiments have been of a
practical nature, and the farmer, at
first disposed to resent the insinuation
that his children could be taught how
to make land productive better here
than at home, has about come round
and now comes here himself with his
troubles. We get inquiries every day
from farmers in regard to farm mat
ters, all of which are promptly answer
| edr
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-17
Interesting Suit.

A Springfield, Qn.,l dispatch to the
Chicago Tribune says:
The arguments were concluded here
before Judge Gresham to-day in the
suit Of ex-State Treasurer Rutz against
Benjamin Seeger and the city of St.
Louis. The court allowed three weeks
for the filing of additional printed ar
guments and took the case under adj
visement. The points involved are
novel and interesting. Arsenal island
formerly lay west of the main channel
of the Mississippi river, just in front OF
the city of st. Louis, and belonged to
that city. 1t contained about three
hundred acres. The city gave Seeger
nominal lease to the island and put
him in possession to take charge of it.
Gradually the island moved from its
anchorage, and down the riqer cross
ing the channel in its progress, and
halted on the Illinois side, just off land
in St. Clair county owned by Edmund
Rutz. 1t assumed this position about
1876. Then, in its work of river i'm.
provement, the government built a
dyke from the head of the island Ia
the Illinois ahore, and by natural de-
posits the remaining space between
the island and the original western
line of Rutz's farm has been entirely
filed up, so that the waters edge is
now not at Rutz's original western
boundry but at the west side of what
was once Arsenal island. In 1881
Rutz brought suit in the St. Clail
county circuit court to eject Seegel
from possession, claiming all accretior
on this shore frontage and riparian
ownership to the center of the river
The corporation of the city of st
Louis appeared in court at Belleville
was made a defendant in the suit a,
the actual owner and had the cas'
transferred to the federal court in tha
city. The defense is that the islanC
has only impinged on Rutz's farm, i
not a natural accretion and is entitled
to move ON again if the governmen
will take its dyke away; that it rest
there as a deposit upon the bottom
and that Rutz never had any owner
ship in the bed of the stream, bu
owned only to the waters edge as
stood before the island migrated fron
Missouri to Illinois. The books pre-
sent no case like this, and its decisio
viii be an original contribution t
American jurisprudence. II is lax,
: front case, with extraordinary feature
of its own.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-17
Col. Hinton Floors an Anarchist.
New York Tribune.l


John A. Henry, a member of the
Anarchist American Group No. /, of
Chicago, ,ried to prove to an audience
in Library Hall, No. 16 Clinton Place,
the other evening, that "All Crime is
Righteous" lie based his argument
on the sentence strictly his own, that
Everything that is, is right on ac-
count of its isncss.' His flow of ora
tory was hampered by many snags in
the way of Interruptions by persons
who could not wait until the speaker
got through. lie was finally floored
by the question propounded by Col. Il.
J. Hinton: off everything that Is, is
right why are you trying to prove
that everything that is, is wrongT
The speaker collapsed, and the audi
ence departed without being con-
vinced.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-17
Wise Precauti0n.

A man named Shaw was killed Ia
a Natchez hotel a few days since for
having the wrong lady in his room,
The Banner relates the following:
"On the hy-leaf Of his note book was
found his own name in full, minute
address of his mother and a request to
the finders of his body to inform his
mother where it was and what had
happened to him. Shaw never wen
without this book and those lines had
been in it for years. His body was in
tered in the city cemetary yestesday
The city authorities await the further
instruction of his relatives in Chatta
nooga."
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-17

Hamilton, Eubanks, Albreht, Figures
and Hardy were jointly indicted. Sew
eral preliminary trials have been held,
and at every hearing one or more OF
the defendants were discharged. Fl.
nally, the Supreme Court reviewed the
record and discharged Eubanks, leav-
ing Hamilton alone. Judge Harris
the nestor of the Mississippi bar, and
of counsel for the defense, come oui
Of the court room and said: Cassidy
every time we shake the bush one o.
them falls. We will shake the paw
paw tree one moro iimc and bring
down .lony. summit Times.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-17

Mr.. Ed. l.. Scudder, one of Wilkin-
sons best sons, was united IN marriage
at New Orleans, on Saturday last, to
Miss Seymoura Fayssoux. of New Or.
leans. Mr.. Scudder is a young lawyer
of merit and talent and is at present
located at Mayersville, and is the law
partner of District Attorney Parish, Of
that district. We feel proud that this
young man halls from our county and
that through his own exertions he has
succeeded so admirably. To his fair
bride and himself we extend hearty
congratulations and wish them long
life Of happiness and prosperity --Cen-
tferille sentinel
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-17
BUCKLEN's ARNICA sALvE.

The BEer SALyE in the world for Cuts
Bruises. Sores. Ulcers. Salt Rheum. Fe-
yer Sores. Tetter. Chapped Hands. Chill
blains. Corns, and all Skin Eruptions'
and positively cures Piles. or no pay re.
quirsd. 1t is guaranteed togive perfect
satisfaction. or money refunded. Price
25 cents per box. For sale By A. X
Finla1 4 CO. mchla;ly
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-17

s.banging regular advertisements
Esi5 without charge.
4 snaee of i've lines or more,
IA cents per line for first, >
~ subsequent insertion, Less
4 Frss. 4 Is cents per line for first
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4 0tber reading notices same
=, articles or notices charged
I.liped sceorGing to their nature.
- viii please give explicit di-
4 oflepgth of time for publication
easements.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-17

1 from transient customers, ver-
|ritten. for job work, advertising,
|rintion, must be accompanied by
H Accounts of regular custo-
Il and presented the LIST of each
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-17

The and adopted and the Board adj
journed. s. w. FERGUSON Secretary.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-17

.dvertisements. quarterly, half
yearly and yearly,
|,rseted fora Liberal Rates.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-17

wi wks ; mos : moa !saI.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-17

Kin Govern future contracts
asl17 semestie and foreign;
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Yazoo City herald., 1887-07-22
Notice 20 Delegates 60 the state
Prohibition Convention.

The undersigned has arranged
with the Southern Passenger AS'
sociatiou 10 return delegates freu
the State Prohibition Convention
which me-ls in jackson, Wednes
day, July 27th, over al railrOadI
In Mississippi, except the "Littl,
VI for one third regular fare. pro
yided they pay full fars going, and
have that fact properly certified
to.
As fast as delegates are appoint
ed they will please notify me at
BrDOkhaveu, Miles,, and they viii
be furnished with suitable cerlifi
Gates TO be sigUed in The presence
Of tue Railroad agent At starting
point When tickets are purchased.
Or IL would expedite matters, II
the Chairman Of the county Pro.
hibiIiOn Executive Committees or
some other leading Prohibiiionisi
In ihe several counties, would
promptly forward all delegates
names to me as soon as they are
appointed and certificates will be
inenpd accordingly.
b T. H0BBs.
See'y State Prohibition Ex. Com.
State papers please copy
Yazoo City herald., 1887-07-22

We are glad 20 learn that Mr..
Al. Love o. DurAn. vho started
. furniture iactsry about q year
ago is meeting with succrss aud
We hope 70 see similar rnterprls-
es in many other places 10 Missis-
ssppi. We have 81 kinds Of woad
~ a0undancf and nothing hu,l.l,
up ,swDs like nanufac'ori--.
Yazoo City herald., 1887-07-22


| Primary eieclious for lhe cholcr
Of candidates. are aeiIIng 20 BE-
| lp4pular vllh Misaissippl Demo-
eeals. This mode Of srlrr,inn has
bsen determined on ~ lhv Demo
IeFala or ihr rannlIss o. Jefferson,
rns~o and Landyiialr. vicks-
bpFg Posi-.
Qnltr a bumber Of our exchan-
ger have bern led into q similar
nlslake. 1hil+ ibe "Ysxoo plan
sf pomiuaIine candidates is quite
different ilom that 81 primA,,
elections. Unaer The primary
election rysIvm rich man's vote
counts insi III same and Tie piu.
ralIy candidate asis the oiiirr.
Un'Isr oar PIo Iating sysiem eauh
beat has a. equal voice M con.
senilal' and while rvrrs vote IN a
b%as has rqnal weighi yet one
VOTE IN rome beAis carries much
more strengIh than ia others.
For instance. Beat 3, lha most
populous int the county, has no
more strength than Beat 5. the
Isasl 40. Aud this we believe is
proper, as Il Rives the interest Of
each part Of the coaniy She same
chance and none nns cause OF
complaint. One kwal difference
l,etwe.n the primary elsction and
thsl pro raIirg pIaatsths facl that
under tIieprimafy election system
one precinct might determine the
EeshIs 10 favor Of III candidate
who would crowd The polls with
non sDFmncratlc voters and there
could be no appeaIrxcrpt through
q new election. Under our eys
lem an appeal lies 10 The c0nven-
ll0n itself aud no matter bow
wrong one precinct went II would
affeCl tliH vote only 10 the extent
Of the precinct delegation Pro
rating is far superior TO primary
elections.
Yazoo City herald., 1887-07-22

There Il noquestion about it--DloOd
vii teil-AesprcialIy II II be an impure
blood. Blotches, eruptions, pImples and
bolls, are all symptoms OF AN impure
blood, due to the improper action Of the
liver, When this important organ fails
to properly perform Ils junction Of puri-
flying and clcanainx tie blnnd. lmpurItlef
are carried 10 all paFts of the system, aud
the symptoms above referred 10 are mere
" EVIDENCES ot the sErnggle Of Nature To
throw on the poisonous germs Unless
warning BE- heided n time, serious re-
suits are eertAln ~ follow, eliminating IN
suptiOn. IS b. PIercs's Golden 81 sss' Medieai HS
dlseases, by lestetlng The liver to
healthy condition.
Yazoo City herald., 1887-07-22

messing lightning and sieam. W
reme|hRd oyer 10 Chicago iron
7;bb 4. NJ. to SD. m., during uhIcil
time - took In MichIGap Asenus
aud Donlh Park thls avenne Is
the great boulevard Of Chicago
smooth a. aoof, swept svsr day,
kept fof dnfiag and hdIng-nO
tralic wages 4 allowed upon Il.
Daring plehstnt Weathefil IL CON.
Portable blled plfh carriages. bug
'rIsa. cabs aud dog carts 1ltlIpg
back anA 10Th, We did moi sfe
much oi he laslness part n The
eii,; We san several Of iss many
nDe buildings. The Lake Shore
depot. on Van Buren street, " 8
subslahtlnI and beauuiuI buI|tlre
Of light stone With spacious dining
and waiIIng rooms. II Is occupi'
ed by the Lake Shore and The
Chicago, Rock Island ard Pacific
railroads. These roads are from
the eastern connection Of airara
continental iIBs. The Lake Shore
road hss four passenger trains
each was every "a hours A.
soon as q train Of either road
leaves the track a. The depot, an
other one backs In, aud THE con-
iiuues every "a hours IRON one
years end 10 thai OF another. The
trains are NIL long ones, some have
sleepers 0nty ri large places be.
tween Chicago and New York.
The train on which we left Chica.
80 had three baggage ears, four
regular passenger coacheH and
three Pullman Palace Cars, all
filled with passengers. We saw
the manDificent building OF the
''Boatd Of Trade where the great
whales who gamble In stocks aud
futures dispori themselves. Mem.
bersbip in this 'institution" costs
$1,000, aud more traders meet hers
than In any other place in the
world. This building OF the
Board Of Trade towers above
those around IL; its main room is
10 feet from floor to ceiling. Op.
p6sIte this building il a smaller
,ne where the small fry can gam.
Die In futures, or any one can by
paying q small fee.
This writing finds us pleasantly
ituated at Ohauiauqua or rather
It the point opposite the grounds
II the Chautauqua schools. The
thermometer registered 60 degrees
his morning. We have bad .
and stiff breeze from The
northwest all day, making Il too
DOL TO Sit on the verandas.
With the promise OF more anon
am yours truly.
LOTTERIES by THE LAKE.D